NewTek TriCaster 300 - Manual (Page 27)

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Local Transition controls for BKGD (Background) and DSK layers provide flexible and
independent configuration and control of these layers and their transitions. Select
different transition effects for each layer, and adjust Transition Speed (variable and
presets), Reverse and Ping Pong options.
DSK CHANNELS
Figure 7
TriCaster’s DSK layers support dual-channel downstream keyed (or alpha) overlays. Assign any
Switcher source to either channel. DSK channels can be displayed in tandem or independently,
or swapped – again, with independent custom transitions.
You might use Media Players to overlay title pages, including scrolls, crawls and lower-thirds – or
delegate a Camera input or Network source as an overlay (using the Switcher’s Utility row).
Independent Position and Scale controls for each DSK channel permit you (for example) to
configure two live sources as ‘Picture in Picture’ elements using the DSK channels, freely
switching them on and off (with or without individual custom effects), with or without changing
the BKGD (Background) video layer using the Program and Preview rows on the Switcher.
2.4.7 RECORD AND STREAM
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Record your live-switched production at full resolution to a multi-platform compatible
format
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Choose how far below 0dB FS (the maximum digital level) to set nominal level; record
files with headroom levels of up to 20dB.
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Store approximately 20 hours of 1080i video (or 155 hours of SD video).